How to fix a leak under my house that's underground?

Question

How to fix a leak under my house that's underground?

Answer 1

Need more info.....Waste water or incoming water.....But if it's buried then you'll have to dig it up.......

Answer 2

hire a contractor...

Answer 3

is it under concrete? or under a crawl space

concrete= jack hammer up the floor and dig

under crawl= get someone down there to start digging. It will be a long tedious job

Answer 4

whats leaking. need more info

Answer 5

if u can get under the house through a crawl space then there shouldn't be any pipes under the ground, they should be attached to the floor joist....but if there are pipe then what kind of pipe do u think is there? copper, ABS, PVC, cast iron? more info on type of pipe that is leaking to tell u how to fix them

Answer 6

what type of leak ? your pipes ? the county's pipes ? what is leaking ? maybe you have a sump pump backup that appears to be a leak ?

Answer 7

I had that problem! My leak was under a concrete slab! My options were break the slab with a sledge or jackhammer! Or, dig under the foundation and tunnel to the leak.

I did the digging,(Plumbers time is very expensive!). When I pinpointed the leak! The Plumber crawled under and Heat Soldered the Copper Pipe.

After he finished, I recovered the hole and saved a ton of money by me doing the digging myself.

My leak was a hot water line coming from hot water heater to bathroom sink. (A pressure leak). Not a drain leak.

Good Luck! Gary Humphrey.